MOST(R) Forum 2011: MOST Cooperation Demonstrates Readiness to Meet Future Demands

Our newest MOST generation is about to hit the road and we are proud that our core partner members Audi and Daimler will be the first carmakers to integrate MOST150 into series production vehicles, stated Dr. Christian Thiel, Administrator of the MOST Cooperation. This reflects our path of success, with fast-growing acceptance of this de-facto automotive network standard by key carmakers worldwide. The number of vehicle models relying on the MOST infotainment backbone already totals over 100 vehicle models on the road today.

In the exhibition area, the MOST Cooperation will demonstrate various aspects and application features based on MOST150. Looking at the expanding areas of automotive use cases, one focus will be on meeting the demand of the growing variety of consumer electronic devices in the car. In addition to transporting high-definition audio and video within the car, MOST also provides an automotive-ready physical layer for Ethernet. This way, MOST is open to a broad variety of IP-based applications such as connected services and Internet access. In addition, the flexibility of the MOST network technology will be demonstrated by showing star, daisy-chain, tree, and other topologies as well as different physical layers: plastic optical fibers (POF), COAX based electrical physical layer, and shielded and unshielded twisted pair (STP/UTP) copper wires.